New Zealand Legislation: Supplementary Order Papers

“73A Correction and publication of allocation plans

• “(1) For the purpose of correcting any minor mistakes or defects in an allocation plan, the Minister may, without complying with section 72, recommend that the Governor-General revoke that allocation plan and replace it with a corrected allocation plan.

  “(2) A corrected allocation plan—

  • “(a) comes into force at the time it is issued; and

  • “(b) must, for advisory purposes, be presented to the House of Representatives as soon as practicable after it is issued; and

  • “(c) to avoid doubt, may not be disapplied by the House of Representatives under section 73(3)(b).

  “(3) The Minister must, as soon as practicable after an allocation plan or a corrected allocation plan comes into force, ensure that—

  • “(a) the allocation plan or corrected allocation plan is made available in hard copy at the office of, and is accessible via the Internet site of, the department of the chief executive responsible for the administration of the Act; and

  • “(b) the allocation plan or corrected allocation plan is published in whatever other form the Minister considers appropriate; and

  • “(c) in respect of an allocation plan, the report provided to the Minister under section 72(7) is published in whatever form the Minister considers appropriate, along with any of the Minister’s decisions on the recommendations contained in the report; and

  • “(d) in respect of a corrected allocation plan, a summary of the corrections is made available in hard copy at the office of, and is accessible via the Internet site of the department of, the chief executive responsible for the administration of the Act.

  “(4) An allocation plan or corrected allocation plan is a regulation for the purposes of the Regulations (Disallowance) Act 1989, but it is not a regulation for the purposes of the Acts and Regulations Publication Act 1989.